| 100% | GSPS | 4 | Hunting dogs, for short, one of which (CJ) won the top honor at the 2016 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show |
| 48% | BICHONFRISE | 11 | Winning breed at the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show |
| 37% | CUR | 3 | Unlikely winner of the Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show |
| 34% | MSG | 3 | NYC arena that hosts the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: Abbr. |
| 34% | MANU | 4 | English football club which won the inaugural Laureus team of the year in 2000, for short: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DECATHLON | 9 | Ten-part track and field event for which 15-Across won one of his two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics |
| 31% | BREED | 5 | Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show category |
| 31% | CEO | 3 | Position at the top of an org chart, for short |
| 30% | AGILE | 5 | Like some Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show competitors |
| 29% | SATC | 4 | Show whose episodes include “Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys” and “Plus One Is the Loneliest Number,” for short |
| 28% | STARS | 5 | "City of ___," song from "La La Land" which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2016 |
| 28% | ADELE | 5 | One-named singer who won the 2016 Album of the Year |
| 28% | FRENCHOPEN | 10 | Another name for Roland-Garros, one of the 4 tennis grand slams which Serena Williams has won thrice: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PIRATES | 7 | "___ of the Caribbean: At World's End," 2007 American fantasy film starring Keira Knightley for which she won a Teen Choice award |
| 27% | EXEC | 4 | One of the brass, for short |
| 27% | MERC | 4 | One of the exchanges, for short |
| 27% | PENN | 4 | One of the Ivies, for short |
| 27% | PUG | 3 | American Kennel Club dog breed with the shortest name |
| 27% | TYPO | 4 | There's one at the end of this club |
| 27% | CHAMPIONSHOWDOG | 15 | Top ranker at Westminster Kennel Club event |
| 27% | ABBESS | 6 | One at the top of the order |
| 27% | COMEX | 5 | One of the financial markets, for short |
| 27% | ORV | 3 | One of the Wright brothers, for short |
| 27% | IWO | 3 | One of the Volcano Islands, for short |
| 27% | IWO | 3 | One of the Bonin Islands, for short |
| 27% | FDR | 3 | One of the Big Three, for short |
| 27% | ECON | 4 | One of the social sciences, for short |
| 27% | PRO | 3 | One at the top of her game |
| 27% | ROOFERS | 7 | Ones at the top of their business? |
| 27% | RPG | 3 | One of many played on the web series Dimension 20, for short |